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potty training...at what age?

its been 9years since i potty trained my first now my second is 19months nearly 20months and showing lots of sighns of being ready. He hates being wet or poopy and will tell you he peed or pooped his diaper. he wants to sit on the potty and will he just never sits long enough to actually go. Is 19months to young or should i go for it? whats the best approach? who potty trained there kids this young if anyone?

No! If he's showing signs, then do it!! When you put him on the potty to go, he might not have to actually go at that point. My son always went to the bathroom around the same times, RIGHT when he woke up, BEFORE he went to bed, and certain times during the day. Try EARLY in the morning when he first gets up. Get him on the potty and just wait for him to go. Potty training takes patience, just wait for him to go. He'll start recognizing the feeling associated with peeing and pooping, he'll get the hang of it.

If he is interested do it!! My DD was completely potty trained at 18 months. My DS was 2 before he was ever interested. He took longer, but is now 2 1/2 and does great. All kids are different! Good Luck!

i potty train them when they wake up dry from nap or night time. but my (now) 2yo just came up one day and said he wanted tos tart using the potty. so i let him. he is still waking up wet though (cannot hold it overnight), so he's the earliest for being potty trained in daytime, but my other son was fully potty trained for day and night by now. so i would say if he's interested you can start, but if it was me i would wait until he was a little older so i wouldn't be going through this hellish 'almost' phase i'm going through now with son #2 lol

We are starting now with my 16month old. Shes doing great. Just get a potty seat for the toilet it works better and is easier transition then it is to get them used to a training potty then to switch to the big one. If you can have them pick out the design on the potty seat.